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Police identify names of accident victims

Published: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 4:35 p.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 4:35 p.m.

The Lexington Police Department on Tuesday identified the three people who died in the early Sunday morning fiery car accident on Central Avenue.

Tacarro Nicole Pate, 30, of Jessup St., Shedarrius Letralle Pate, 24, of Jessup Street, and John Gabriel-Lamont Roseborough, 35, 719 Dawn Circle, Charlotte, died in the accident, according to a news release from the LPD.

Officers were responding to an alarm call on Central Avenue at 3:39 a.m. when they encountered the wreck between West Fifth Avenue and Sink Inn Road. A 2007 Chrysler Sebring had overturned and burned.

The Pates and Roseborough were found dead at the scene. Two occupants of the vehicle were taken to Thomasville Medical Center to be treated for injuries. They were Donchristopher Warren Roach, 23, of Beethoven Avenue, and Kim Davis, 28, of Farmer Avenue. They were not listed as patients Sunday afternoon.

Kathy Queen of Lexington identified the Pates as her niece and nephew. She explained all five of the people were friends and were en route to Tacarro's house after picking up Roseborough from a hotel in Lexington.

Tacarro, Queen's niece, was married with two children, ages 11 and 9, and worked. Shedarrius' girlfriend was Davis and they had an 11-month-old child together, Queen said.

Queen said she did not know who was driving the vehicle, which belonged to Tacarro. Investigators, she said, have told the family limited information.

“The only thing that they have told us (is) they lost control of the car, and that's all we know,” Queen said Tuesday evening.

Queen said she arrived on the scene and knew the outcome wasn't going to be good. Hours later, she learned her niece and nephew had died.

“We are doing as good as expected,” she said of how her family was handling the tragic accident.

The investigation is still ongoing, police said in Tuesday's news release.

Darrick Ignasiak can be reached at 249-3981, ext. 217, or darrick.ignasiak@the-dispatch.com.

<p>The Lexington Police Department on Tuesday identified the three people who died in the early Sunday morning fiery car accident on Central Avenue.</p><p>Tacarro Nicole Pate, 30, of Jessup St., Shedarrius Letralle Pate, 24, of Jessup Street, and John Gabriel-Lamont Roseborough, 35, 719 Dawn Circle, Charlotte, died in the accident, according to a news release from the LPD.</p><p>Officers were responding to an alarm call on Central Avenue at 3:39 a.m. when they encountered the wreck between West Fifth Avenue and Sink Inn Road. A 2007 Chrysler Sebring had overturned and burned.</p><p>The Pates and Roseborough were found dead at the scene. Two occupants of the vehicle were taken to Thomasville Medical Center to be treated for injuries. They were Donchristopher Warren Roach, 23, of Beethoven Avenue, and Kim Davis, 28, of Farmer Avenue. They were not listed as patients Sunday afternoon.</p><p>Kathy Queen of Lexington identified the Pates as her niece and nephew. She explained all five of the people were friends and were en route to Tacarro's house after picking up Roseborough from a hotel in Lexington.</p><p>Tacarro, Queen's niece, was married with two children, ages 11 and 9, and worked. Shedarrius' girlfriend was Davis and they had an 11-month-old child together, Queen said.</p><p>Queen said she did not know who was driving the vehicle, which belonged to Tacarro. Investigators, she said, have told the family limited information.</p><p>“The only thing that they have told us (is) they lost control of the car, and that's all we know,” Queen said Tuesday evening.</p><p>Queen said she arrived on the scene and knew the outcome wasn't going to be good. Hours later, she learned her niece and nephew had died.</p><p>“We are doing as good as expected,” she said of how her family was handling the tragic accident.</p><p>The investigation is still ongoing, police said in Tuesday's news release.</p><p> </p><p>Darrick Ignasiak can be reached at 249-3981, ext. 217, or darrick.ignasiak@the-dispatch.com.</p>